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The Horse and His Boy

  • 1954 first published
  • 208 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (83 ratings)
  • 186 editions

Published in 1954, The Horse and His Boy is a fae fiction and adventure fiction novel by C. S. Lewis. It deals with Allegory, aventures, Magie and frères et soeurs.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 83 ratings, and 353 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 186 editions across 13 languages.

It runs to roughly 208 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Horse and His Boy

A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Children's fiction
  • Allegory
  • Aventures
  • Magie
  • Frères et soeurs
  • Roman pour la jeunesse
  • Chevaux
  • Narnia, Lieu imaginaire
  • Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  • Roman fantastique
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Narnia, Imaginary place
  • Horses
  • Child and youth fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Horse and His Boy?

The Horse and His Boy was written by C. S. Lewis and first published in 1954.

What genre is The Horse and His Boy?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction and Adventure.

How long is The Horse and His Boy?

The median edition has 208 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Horse and His Boy?

Readers who like it often enjoy Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code, A Court of Mist and Fury and The Story of the Treasure Seekers.

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